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Re:5G Virus Conspiracy Theory Fueled by Coordinated Effort by jacquesm on Thursday April 09, 2020 @04:46PM (#22827008)
> I've seen a ton of people talking about 5G also, almost entirely making light of it or directly making fun of people who believe it. It's now commonly being cited whenever 'conspiracies' and COVID come up.

But even that adds up to a large amount of lost energy and time that could have been used to discuss other things.

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Re:5G Virus Conspiracy Theory Fueled by Coordinated Effort by dmix on Thursday April 09, 2020 @09:01PM (#22828879)
We should let the masters of the internet know before it's too late!

Anyone discussing 5G in a non-serious manner = -15 social credit score

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Re:5G Virus Conspiracy Theory Fueled by Coordinated Effort by catalogia on Thursday April 09, 2020 @04:56PM (#22827109)
You may as well level the same complaint against video games. If those people find it fun to mock conspiracy theories, who are you to say that's a worse use of their free time than any other unproductive pursuit?
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Re:5G Virus Conspiracy Theory Fueled by Coordinated Effort by jacquesm on Thursday April 09, 2020 @04:57PM (#22827119)
That at least it does not devalue communications media.
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Re:5G Virus Conspiracy Theory Fueled by Coordinated Effort by catalogia on Thursday April 09, 2020 @05:00PM (#22827142)
Why does people mocking conspiracy theories devalue reddit more than people discussing video games?

Edit for response:

In what ways might mocking 5G conspiracy theories on reddit have a negative political effect?

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Re:5G Virus Conspiracy Theory Fueled by Coordinated Effort by jacquesm on Thursday April 09, 2020 @05:03PM (#22827174)
Because video games are not used as tools for political influence. And Reddit is. Social media are a huge thing in the political landscape these days. Video games are - as far as I know - not.
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Re:5G Virus Conspiracy Theory Fueled by Coordinated Effort by jacquesm on Thursday April 09, 2020 @05:35PM (#22827459)
'So-called' diversity? I'm not familiar with that concept.
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Re:5G Virus Conspiracy Theory Fueled by Coordinated Effort by papermachete on Thursday April 09, 2020 @05:37PM (#22827477)
Not actual diversity, but the one where you push to equalise minority representations. Like the driver roster in NFS Heat versus Forza Horizon 4 - both equally diverse yet Heat's look abnormal and crooked.
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